Q3 firmware V2.0.3

[T25UFO]

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12 minutes ago, Michele Belloni said:

I have both. Mostly depends on the lens. I cannot see real differences using a 75 APO ora a 24-70 Vario Elmarit.

75 APO and 24-70 Elmarit on the Q3?  Didn't notice that in the firmware update 😳

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[Michele Belloni]

1 minute ago, T25UFO said:

75 APO and 24-70 Elmarit on the Q3?  Didn't notice that in the firmware update 😳

Naturally I was answering to people speaking about Q3 and SL3 AF performance differences.  

[jjroroek]

I have the impression that with this update the problem with the shutter release lag in single shot modus is solved... 🙂  

[kirkmc]

The iPhone app doesn't show the update for me, and never has. Any idea why that may be?

[Q34MCS]

I updated to V2.0.3 using my SD card without issue. However, after reading earlier posts I too noted that the image file number count was indeed reset. I thought this might be a problem in that existing images with the same file name could risk being overwritten during import. However, my configuration of Lightroom places new downloads into a date-specific folder. Thus, it seems that even if two images have the same file name they will reside in separate date-specific folders. Does this interpretation seem correct or am I missing something? Editing software other than Lightroom may handle file management differently, so this could be an issue depending upon an individual's workflow.

I do agree that the image count should not have been reset from the firmware update, nor existing camera setting for that matter.

[SrMi]

5 hours ago, kirkmc said:

The iPhone app doesn't show the update for me, and never has. Any idea why that may be?

The iPhone app should always show the update if it is available. If it did not show before, it was a bug. This may mean that either the app or the previous Q3's firmware update fixed the bug. 

[Peter Branch]

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No problem via Fotos except the strange messages that appeared on my iPhone 13 PRO telling me it was not working.

[David Wien]

I loaded the 2.0.3 firmware from the card, having saved profiles. All went as expected, except that:

1. I could find no means of exiting the date/time setting routine other than turning hte camera off.

2. Although, as far as I could tell, by checking a few things, my user profile was set, the little man was blank. I saved the user profile again and this problem was fixed. After doing so, I have the impression that making changes to settings does not reset the user profile to the standard one, as it used to.

I will report further if I discover any other changes have taken place.

David

Edited May 15, 2024 by David Wien

[JaeR]

39 minutes ago, David Wien said:

I loaded the 2.0.3 firmware from the card, having saved profiles. All went as expected, except that:

1. I could find no means of exiting the date/time setting routine other than turning hte camera off.

2. Although, as far as I could tell, by checking a few things, my user profile was set, the little man was blank. I saved the user profile again and this problem was fixed. After doing so, I have the impression that making changes to settings does not reset the user profile to the standard one, as it used to.

I will report further if I discover any other changes have taken place.

David

David, exiting the date/time setting can be done by half pressing the shutter button.

[David Wien]

Thanks! I wonder why I never found that on p. 56, though I think it might usefully be mentioned on the screen at the time. 😀

David

 

[JaeR]

8 minutes ago, David Wien said:

Thanks! I wonder why I never found that on p. 56, though I think it might usefully be mentioned on the screen at the time. 😀

David

 

You figured for a $6k camera this would have been intuitive.  

[Tapethis]

8 hours ago, SrMi said:

The iPhone app should always show the update if it is available. If it did not show before, it was a bug. This may mean that either the app or the previous Q3's firmware update fixed the bug. 

It does not show for me either I am on 2.0.1   

[Ad Dieleman]

9 hours ago, Tapethis said:

It does not show for me either I am on 2.0.1   

Try closing and re-opening the app?

[David Wien]

I noticed that since the update, photos have been saved in a new folder.

David

[Sunus Leica]

I have just updated my Q3 via the Fotos app, everything went well despite the app saying the transfer had failed and the Q3 restated.  Everything woking ok, however the file numbering had reset.  So as advised on here I reformatted the SD card then loaded the last image I had taken onto the card loaded back in the Q3 took another photo and the numbering was back to where it should be.  Simples. 
 

Paul

[reynoldsyoung]

Where did you load/place "the last image taken on the card" for it to correct the file numbering?

Many thanks!!

[M11 for me]

Am 15.5.2024 um 11:38 schrieb kirkmc:

The iPhone app doesn't show the update for me, and never has. Any idea why that may be?

If this is still the case then you might want to delete your Fotos app and re-install it. That is just what I would do. Its simple to do and it might help.

Before re-installing Fotos make sure that you delete your Q3 (plus maybe your other Leica cameras) in the iPhone under Bluetooth settings: Go to settings > Bluetooth ; there go to Leica Q3 (if it shows up); press onto the i (information) and press on "ignore". If your Q3 is not listed there that is fine and proceed with re-installation. Then pair your devices again.

[Denebola]

2 hours ago, reynoldsyoung said:

Where did you load/place "the last image taken on the card" for it to correct the file numbering?

Many thanks!!

Copy the last image in the SD card directory \DCIM\100LEICA\ (the same directory where the camera saves the taken pictures)

Den

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[reynoldsyoung]

Thank you so much...worked like a charm!

Have a great weekend!!

[student]

It worked out fine from the SD card, albeit with the following glitches on the way: a) I had left the last few images on the card to ensure that the existing numbering order remains, but when the camera was switched on the screen froze into a glow and after 5 minutes I removed the battery as it wouldn't switch off otherwise; b) I then reloaded the software update on the SD card and tried again- same result as before and I switched off the camera by removing the battery; I did feel nervous about the possibility that the Q3 may have been bricked; c) I then removed the images from the card, and the camera updated the software without any problem except that the outcome was similar to a factory reset.

I put the issue down to my lack of understanding and my impression that Leica cameras can behave unpredictably, much like human beings